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Cameron Smith was a shot shy of delivering ten bagsCredit: Drew Hallowell

My daughter put a Virgin Atlantic blindfold on the other day – she found it on the floor of my extremely messy office – then she walked straight into a wall and got a big bump on her forehead.

After consoling her and mopping up her tears, I asked: "Why did you do that?" And she replied: "I don't know."

Many a punter has woken up on a Monday morning after a heavy betting weekend and asked themselves the same question, before mumbling the same answer.

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Published on 27 October 2018inFeatures

Last updated 15:04, 27 October 2018

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